The party convention that nominated President Barack Obama for a second term played out — and played out almost flawlessly — in Anthony Foxx’s home town. Save for the outdoor stadium rally preempted by fear of rain, sparing the party...
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Mayor of Charlotte Anthony R. Foxx waves as he walks on stage during day one of the Democratic National Convention.
Anthony Foxx’s High-Speed Promotion
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Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx, right, and others chant for Mitch Stewart during the grand opening of President Obama's regional campaign office on Jan. 5, 2012 in Charlotte.
Charlotte’s Foxx Eyed for DOT
President Barack Obama is considering Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor Anthony Foxx for secretary of transportation, according to two people familiar with the matter. Foxx, 41, has been a proponent of street car and light-rail projects as mayor of the city,...
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal in Iowa.
Jindal’s Warning to ‘The Stupid Party’
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is a “shining star” of the Republican Party, “someone you can believe in,” Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said last night in Charlotte as he introduced the RNC winter convention’s keynote speaker. Jindal proceeded to...
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The Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
Republican Re-branding Mirrored by States: ‘Lincoln Republicans’
As Republican National Committee members meet in Charlotte to plot a way toward more electoral success, state parties are copying the national party’s reinvention study. Pat Brady, chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, announced today that he’s forming his own...
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Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa, Florida, on Aug. 27, 2012.
Rebranding Republicans No Tea Party for Priebus, Re-Election Ready
As members of the Republican National Committee gather today in Charlotte, Chairman Reince Priebus is facing what’s expected to be an easy ride to re-election on Friday. That doesn’t mean his second, two-year term won’t be filled with plenty of...
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Vice President Joe Biden on Oct. 2, 2012 in Charlotte, N.C.
Biden: Middle Class `Buried’ 4 Years
“I’m supposedly an expert on foreign policy,” Vice President Joe Biden said today. “As all of you know, an expert is a guy from out of town with a briefcase.” That was in Asheville, North Carolina. Earlier today, in Charlotte,...
Read more »Democratic Convention Debt to be Covered, Host Committee Assures
The Democratic convention’s debt won’t saddle the president or his party. The Committee for Charlotte 2012, which was charged with raising money for the Democratic National Convention, insists that it will not rely on the President Barack Obama’s campaign or...
Read more »Democratic Convention Debt Will Cost Obama Campaign or Party Cash
The Democratic National Convention is in debt. And that could cost President Barack Obama or his party some needed campaign cash. Democrats ended their convention in Charlotte $5 million short of their budget even after being forced to draw down...
Read more »Convention Lock-Outs a Sour Note — Austan Goolsbee Stopped at Door
Updated at 8:27 pm EDT As Democrats assembled for the final night of their convention in Charlotte to see President Barack Obama accept his party’s nomination for re-election, many were barred from entry to the Time Warner Cable arena. An...
Read more »Gabby Giffords’ Pledge of Allegiance
The crowd inside the Time Warner Cable arena in Charlotte erupted tonight when former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, severely wounded in a Jan. 8, 2011, shooting, came out at about 8 p.m. to lead the pledge of allegiance. Giffords, waving...
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